May 23, 1994(1994-05-23) (aged 42) Decatur, Georgia
Cause of death
Myocardial infarction
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Blackstud Williams Commando Ray Kareem Muhammad Masked Superfly Ray Candy Super Mario Man
Billed height
6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[2]
Billed weight
341 lb (155 kg)[2]
Billed from
Decatur, Georgia, US[1]
Trained by
Dory Funk Jr.[3]
Debut
1973
Retired
1990[3]
Ray Canty (December 3, 1951 – May 23, 1994), better known by the ring name Ray Candy, was an American professional wrestler who worked for a variety of different wrestling promotions in the United States, Japan and Puerto Rico such as Jim Crockett Promotions, All Japan Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling Council and others. He also competed as Blackstud Williams, Super Mario Man, Commando Ray, Masked Superfly and Kareem Muhammad.
As Kareem Muhammad he formed a tag team with Elijah Akeem as the tag team "The Zambuie Express". He also spent time as part of Skandor Akbar's Devastation Inc. group as well as a team known as "The Shock Troops" with Ed Gantner and "The Commandos" with Commando Boone. Canty was responsible for training New Jack for his professional wrestling career.
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